Whananaki bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.52° S 174.48° E

Whananaki bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
15.8°C
0.5° 

Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today (26 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 8PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)--
Afternoon (26 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (26 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
87
57
55
54
51
50
49
48
48
28
29
41
66
60
58
57
56
55
52
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:00PM1.98m
7:24AM1.94m
7:40PM2.04m
8:06AM2.02m
8:21PM2.08m
Low Tide
1:17AM0.23m
1:32PM0.25m
1:58AM0.15m
2:16PM0.21m
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:03
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6:21
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6:22
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 mm
1
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2
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Temp °C
14
14
12
12
11
13
14
19
19
16
12
11
10
10
12
14
13
13
11
Feels °C
9
10
9
9
8
9
9
14
14
11
8
6
6
6
8
9
7
8
7
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